Maine - After Thursday's storm, it's happening in almost every neighborhood front or back doors are snowed in, making getting out quickly next to impossible....

Firefighters and paramedics often work in hostile situations, but they rarely encounter a planned ambush like the fusillade of bullets that killed two...

Virginia - Advanced technology lets firefighters find those who have fallen or aren't communicating while in dangerous situations. The pack trackers are part of...

Pennsylvania - The city won a $4 million federal grant on Thursday to hire 30 new firefighters over the next two years, replenishing a force that was shrunk by budge...

Michigan - Nearly two weeks after Detroit announced it would lay off 164 firefighters because of budget issues, Fire Department officials received a $22.5-millio...

Georgia - A federal agency has put the blame on DeKalb County for air pack malfunctions that have plagued firefighters since 2009. The report from the National...

Georgia - The same air packs that cut off some DeKalb County firefighters' air supply in burning buildings problems the manufacturer blamed on the firefighters...

California - State workplace safety officials have reduced a proposed fine against the Santa Rosa Fire Department from $2,700 to $300. Cal-OSHA officials had propo...

Maine - Firefighters from several departments were called to assist Buckfield Fire Department Sunday evening at a chimney fire at 347 Old Farm Town Road in Ha...

Ohio - Reports of lightning-related fires and gas leaks in at least a dozen states have sparked concerns about the use of flexible gas lines made of corrugat...